The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said on March 5 that the Commission has issued strict instructions to the West Bengal bureaucracy to contain violence and ensure a level playing field during the Lok Sabha polls.
The CEC said adequate Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will be available for deployment in West Bengal. Mr. Kumar said that CAPF would be jointly deployed by the nodal officer of the state police, the chief electoral officer and the central observer for the state and information on deployment of forces will be provided to all political parties.
Speaking to the media in Kolkata, the CEC said that the bureaucracy in the State has been fully sensitised to make sure that elections are “free and fair”.
